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John Lennon
John Lennon was a great song writer and musician. He
played the rhythm
guitar, the piano, and sang. He was in the most popular group in
the history of
rock music. In 1959, John founded this group, called The
Beatles.
The original Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison,
and Pete Best.
Brian Epstein became the manager of the Beatles in 1961.
Epstein made
many changes in the group. John rebelled and did not want to
"package" and
"clean up" the group in order to please fans. These changes were
made anyway
despite John's protests.
The Beatles had signed a contract with EMI records and
were beginning to
record with them. On August 16, 1962, Pete Best, the drummer was
suddenly fired
from the group. Ringo Starr was inducted into the Beatles two
days after Best
was fired.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney shared the credit of songs
written by
either one of them. The credit simply read Lennon-McCartney.
The two as song
writers were a perfect mix. John had a quick artistic sense and
he was easily
excited by new challenges, he projected a sarcastic and
rebellious tough-guy
personality, who was actually a vulnerable romantic. While Paul
projected the
sweet image and who was underneath an injured, controlling,
perfectionist.
By 1964, The Beatles arrived at JFK Airport. They were
greeted with
mass hysteria. Two days later, more than 73 million people
watched them perform
live on the Ed Sullivan Show. Four weeks later, The Beatles held
the top five
music singles in America at the same time.
John was influenced by many things in 1965-1966 such as
psychedelia,
marijuana, and Bob Dylan. Many felt that these years were the
best song writing
years of John Lennon's life.
1966 The Beatles had been touring for over four years,
and they,
especially John were tired of it. John wanted to spend more time
with his wife,
Cynthia, and his song, Julian. At one time, they had to do 32
concerts in 19
days. On their next album, Beatles For Sale, the material
reflected how unhappy
John and Paul were with life on the road. Songs like "I'm a
Loser" and "No
Reply" spoke of depression and the frenzy of life in the
spotlight. John once
said, "It's like we're four freaks being wheeled out to be seen,
shake our hair
about, and get back into our cage afterwards."
The Beatles felt that they needed to work only in the
studio now. So,
on August 29, 1966, The Beatles performed their last live
performance ever at
Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
Almost a year later, Brian Epstein, the Beatles Manager
was found dead
in his apartment of a suicidal overdose. This caused many
problems for the
group. John later admitted that "The Beatles were finished when
Eppy died. I
knew, deep inside me, that that was it, without him, we'd had
it."
John met a Japanese artist name Yoko Ono in 1967. In
just a few weeks,
the two were inseparable. This new relationship destroyed John's
marriage with
Cynthia and eventually destroyed his relationship with Paul
McCartney, and the
other Beatles. After John's divorce from Cynthia, John Winston
Lennon changed
his name to John Ono Lennon in honor of Yoko Ono. He insisted on
using
"JOHNANDYOKO" as his official signature and identity. John and
Yoko were
married in the year of 1969.
John released his first solo single in 1969, "Give Peace
a Chance." He
did not credit this song to Lennon-McCartney, but to The "Plastic
Ono Band."
On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney resigned from the
Beatles. The group
dissolved officially in 1971.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney became rivals after the
Beatles broke up.
They were at constant competition with records. John released
his "Signature"
solo album: Imagine in 1971. One song on the record, entitled
"How do you
Sleep?" includes the lines:
The only thing you done was Yesterday
And since you've gone you're just
Another Day
How do you sleep?
These lines were directed to Paul McCartney.
John Lennon recorded seven albums during 1970-1975 which
included
Imagine 1971 and Rock and Roll 1975.
John semi-retired from music in 1975-1980. He was
raising his son, Sean,
with wife, Yoko Ono.
In 1980, John and Yoko released Double Fantasy. By
November, their
album was climbing to the top of the charts.
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono left their
Dakota
apartment to go to the recording studio. A young man named Mark
David Chapman
approached John, wanting to get his picture taken with im. The
two were
photographed together. At 10:49 p.m. that night, John and Yoko
were returning
from the studio when Chapman stepped out of the shadows and
gunned down John Ono
Lennon at the age of 40.
The world mourns the loss of John Lennon.
. After John& apos;s divorce from Cynthia, John Winston
Lennon changed
his name to John Ono Lennon in honor of Yoko Ono. He insisted on
using
"JOHNANDYOKO". writing
years of John Lennon& apos;s life.
1966 The Beatles had been touring for over four years,
and they,
especially John were tired of it. John wanted to
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